Gwinnett County has seen fit to socialize trash pick-up for the county. After the transition period, our tax bill will include fees for this "service". Informal polling has suggested this is very much against the will of the people, but such is the nature of creeping tyranny.
They are also trying to intimidate everyone into recycling. They say it's "required". I say that's unenforceable. There is now a volunteer who is willing to drive around to all of our houses and pick up our unwanted recycling bins if we desire. He'll deposit them on the steps of the county admin. building. Despite the growing evidence that recycling of most anything other than a few metals (e.g., steel, copper, and aluminum come to mind--especially aluminum) costs more energy than does using virgin materials, it seems the earth-worshipers are pushing their ungodly agenda upon everyone. Of course, we will not be recycling. If the powers-that-be wish to dig through my trash to recycle, they're welcome to do so. (Hmmm... Should I leave a few surprises there for them?) If they think they can force this practice onto me, they have another thing coming.
On recycling, etc...
As noted here:It has been calculated that at the current rate of waste generation, all of America’s garbage for the next 1000 years will fit into a single landfill measuring 120 feet deep and 44 miles square. [I nominate New York City and Los Angeles.]
...and here:
Indeed, the total land area needed to hold all of America's garbage for the next century would be only about 10 miles square. [Washington, D.C., fits this bill!]
Seems to me, trash isn't the crisis the socialists and earth-worshipers wish it to be.
There are still several outstanding questions. As alluded above, how will they enforce their recycling order? I know they're stealing yet more money from me, but are they also stealing my freedom of choice? In other words, while they may foist their socialized trash pick-up, do they also forbid me to find my own solution? Of course, if I do find my own solution, I'd be paying essentially double, but if the socialized service is bad enough (all monopolies eventually provide bad services/products), it might be worth it.
UPDATE: Yes, they're stealing my freedom of choice along with my money. They are revoking "licenses" to all trash companies but the two they're foisting upon us. (Don't get me started on the immoral nature of licensing.)
I've also considered incineration of my own trash. I'm sure it's illegal, but again, it would be difficult to enforce, given the numerous ways to be sly about this. I wonder, too, if there are public landfills outside the metro area that I might use. I'm not opposed to driving my trash weekly, say, and dumping it elsewhere just to avoid using the socialist option. I know I can do this in NC; my folks live there and have no trash service, so the dump is their only option. Far more fun, though, would be to build a catapult or trebuchet and launch my trash (dog poop and all!) into other parts of the county. There's a landfill nearby (to which I am not allowed access!); perhaps I'll aim for it. Given the physics involved, this would easily qualify as a homeschooling project. Hours of fun! I've also considered just hiring some illegal aliens to dispose of my trash for me. They are experts at living "off the grid", so to speak, so they surely have numerous ways of handling trash (e.g., I know some are in the habit of putting it in their trucks--unsecured--and driving around until it all blows out onto the highways).
UPDATE: The more I think about it, the more I like the catapult idea--or maybe some kind of cannon! Anyone living near my local landfill--just over a mile away as the trash flies--may want to beware of falling garbage, at least until I perfect my aim. 
The Trash Nazis
These are the folks responsible for stealing our money and freedom of choice in the socialized trash pick-up fiasco. They are appointed by the county government, so they're not accountable to the people of the county. Nice. Here you'll find contact info for a few of them. Should they be told they've started a war, having violated Natural Law? Or should we retain the element of surprise?
I'm conflicted. Should I pursue my trash-launcher project, or should I start a habit of dumping my trash at the front door of Gwinnett Clean and Beautiful (suite 310)? Of course! I can combine the two!
Rather than aiming for the landfill, I'll aim for GC&B! It's a bigger challenge, being six miles away rather than just over one. I'll have to use just that much more gunpowder, eh? Perhaps a guided missile is in order rather than ballistic dead weight. Good thing GPS chips are relatively cheap; makes guidance systems easy. Hey! This is my chance to do real rocket science. Sweet. (Next, brain surgery!) On the other hand, a simple balloon bomber would be more economical--something like a small blimp. It could still be automated (e.g., guided by GPS) very easily. If I can keep material costs down, this could possibly be cheaper than trash pick-up. Maybe aiming for GC&B's roof is better; keeps life stinky for them before they find it, or until it comes crashing through the roof and into their offices.